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Winds of Change: Reading Closely Puntland’s Presidential Election
By Faisal A. Roble“PDF recognizes the serious challenges ahead, yet PDF is confident that the new President will fulfill his election promises to usher in dynamic governance…… also confident that the...
View ArticleAl Shabaab now seen as a threat to Somalis
By KEVIN KELLEYThe terror attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall in September 2013 shone the spotlight on the dangers facing Al Shabaab, analysts said at a recent forum in Washington.The killing of more...
View ArticleBan on Ethiopian workers still in place
The Ministry of Labor has issued a warning that some Ethiopian recruitment companies are still advertising the services of workers despite a ban being in place.Hattab Al-Enizi, spokesman of the...
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A Somali refugee in Italy: ‘There’s a feeling of total disorientation’
Abubakar Mukhtar fled civil war in his country of birth only to find homelessness and indifference in Rome. He now has work and a place at university. But, he says, his journey is far from overLizzy...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta ee Raadiyo Wardheer waxaa ka mid ah: Barlamaanka Soomaaliya oo gabi ahaanba diiday atrinta la xidhiidha in aysan ka mid noqon karin xukuumada wasiirradii hore iyo warar kale.Warka oo...
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THE UK IS DEPORTING SOMALI REFUGEES TO KENYA AND TANZANIA
By Hussein Kesvani An Al-Shabaab military base in Kismayo, a Somalian city where many Bajuni people liveIt’s not difficult to empathize with failed asylum seekers. The usual story is as follows: flee...
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Aw Jaamac Cumar Ciise: Muftigii Taariikhda iyo Maansada Soomaalida u Miciinay
W.Q. Ibraahim M. DeeqMa daalihii ma hadhooyinka reebay ee mooro-gelinta iyo meel marinta sooyaalka iyo murtida Soomaalida meel walba u maray. Mudanihii ururinta iyo raad-raacooda sidii uu uga midho...
View ArticleSomalia should be a lesson to South Sudan
By Faridah LuleSomalia was once an important centre for commerce. In 1991, however, civil war broke out when coalitions of clan-based armed groups ousted the nation’s military government. Despite...
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Somali parents rip TDSB recommendations: ‘We don’t need more labelling’
Special help being proposed to help students of Somali background succeed will actually stigmatize them, parents says. LUCAS OLENIUK / TORONTO STAR Protestors demonstrated outside of the Toronto...
View ArticleWORLD SEA PIRACY FALLS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
BY EILEEN NGKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — World sea piracy fell for a third straight year in 2013, as Somali pirates were curbed by international naval patrols and improved ship vigilance, an...
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Why Kenya needs to invest in IT surveillance at borders
By JUDIE KABERIAA KDF helicopter patrols inside Somalia where Kenyan troops are involved in peace keeping. Photo/AMISOMNAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 15 – Reports that militants who attacked Nairobi’s Westgate...
View Article9/11 mastermind says Koran ‘forbids’ violence to spread Islam
The self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, has released a manifesto claiming that the Koran forbids the use of violence to spread Islam.The document, published...
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Trial of Kenya Westgate mall massacre suspects opens
NAIROBI: The trial of four men charged in connection with Kenya’s Westgate mall massacre opened Wednesday, an attack claimed by Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents.The court heard testimony...
View ArticleWarka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta ee Raadiyo Wardheer waxaad ku dhageysan doontaan: Wafdi ka socda dowladda Soomaaliya oo u ambabaxay dalka Turkiga si ay uga qayb galaan wada hadallo ay la yeelanayaan maamulka...
View ArticleIftin: San Diego Charter School To Close In Middle of School Year
By Kyla Calvert KPBS, San DiegoOne of San Diego’s 49 charter schools will close its doors at the end of January. The San Diego Unified Board of Education is scheduled to approve that closure Tuesday.It...
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Mother, Son Team Up to Fight Somalia Poverty
A small, woman-run store at the Hidaya Camp, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, sells detergent, coffee, charcoal and candy (Photo courtesy of Filsan Darman)Faiza ElmasryAlthough he has never lived there,...
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Kenya on fast track to join world’s top oil producers
By MACHARIA KAMAUBritish oil exploration firm Tullow has struck fresh oil deposits at Amosing-1 and Ewoi-1 wells in Turkana County, increasing estimates of discovered resources in the region.Turkana...
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Muslim Women Challenge American Mosques: ‘Now Is The Time’
by MONIQUE PARSONSMost American mosques do a poor job of including women, according to a recent study co-sponsored by the Islamic Society of North America. Sometimes that means subpar women’s prayer...
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Al-Shabab: Guardians of Somali identity?
What are the reasons behind Al-Shabab survival in Somali politics?By Abdullahi Boru HalakheAl-Shabab considers khat ‘haraam’ and has banned the use of the stimulant [AP]British Channel 4 journalist...
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No one’s more shocked than Barkhad Abdi
The first-time actor reacts to his Oscar nomination for ‘Captain Phillips.’(Photo: John Shearer, Invision/AP)Think 12 Years a Slave newcomer Lupita Nyong’o isoverwhelmed? Try Barkhad Abdi, a former...
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